Scotland could be pardoning nearly four-thousand accused witches executed from the 16th to 18th century. A 2021 petition with over 34-hundred signatures called for the Scottish government to pardon and memorialize those found guilty, primarily unmarried women over the age of 40. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, has since expressed support of the petition, signaling a formal apology may soon be coming from the Scottish Government after 500 years since the deadly witch hunts began.